Community Recovery

Recovery forms the fourth stage in the PPRR (Prevention, Preparedness, Response, Recovery) approach to emergency management which is applied in Western Australia.

Community recovery is the coordinated process of supporting "emergency affected communities in the reconstruction and restoration of physical infrastructure, the environment and community, psychosocial and economic wellbeing" (Emergency Management Act 2005).

Local governments are responsible for managing recovery following an emergency event. The City of Albany will work closely with the community and responsible agencies to facilitate recovery. It has appointed a Local Recovery Coordinator and has developed a Local Recovery Plan to guide the recovery process.

Emergencies and disasters may impact the social, built, economic and natural environments within a community. The City's Recovery Plan addresses each of those areas and groups may be established within the Recovery structure to specifically focus on the impacts on each environment.

The Recovery Plan also sets out guidelines for managing financial arrangements, including donations and the distribution of government financial aid.

Click on the link below to view a copy of the City of Albany Recovery Plan.

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Local Recovery Plan (City of Albany) (733KB) View File OR Download FileThe Local Recovery Plan details the roles and responsibilities for agencies involved in the recovery function following an emergency event within the City of Albany municipality.

Effective communications is a key principle of disaster recovery and critical to facilitating community involvement. An affected community has a right to all information relevant to its recovery. The City of Albany will:

Ensure the information is presented in a way that is clear and free of jargon.

Consult with the community to establish what people actually want to know, i.e. what is happening with recovery, how they can access support and who to contact should they have any questions.

Ensure our communication fits the audience.

Respect the community by ensuring communication is culturally appropriate.

Ensure that information is accessible to audiences in diverse situations, addresses a variety of communication needs and is addressed through a variety of media and channels.

Reiterate and re-communicate information periodically throughout the recovery process.

Allow people affected by an emergency to acknowledge and validate their experiences.

West Australians wanting to assist people in the City of Albany affected by WA’s recent bushfires by donating vital goods are being urged to register their offers at givit.org.au.

In partnership with the Bankwest Foundation, GIVIT is established in Western Australia to help manage all offers of donated goods and services during the recovery of these fires.

Donations made via GIVIT provide critical and immediate support to those affected by emergencies as well as providing longer recovery support to help communities recover.

To donate items you can see the list of urgently needed items at givit.org.au. If you have an item to donate that is not listed please pledge your item on givit.org.au which enables local charities to see what donations are available.